Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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New tech to drive 9.5% annual desalination growth – report
By 2020, the annual supply of water from desalination will have reached 54 billion m³, according to a report released on 17 March 2009 by Lux Research.
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Tampa Bay desalination plant in trouble again
Just at the time it is really needed, the Tampa Bay seawater desalination plant has hit trouble again. For some months now, the plant has been operating well below capacity – at a time when the rainfall in that part of Florida is at record low levels.
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ZeeWeed 1500 UF module will pretreat desalination
The introduction of the ZeeWeed 1500 pressurised ultrafiltration (UF) membrane system was announced by GE Water on 16 March 2009.
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Ionizable hydrophobes behind new IBM desalination membrane
US computer giant IBM, Tokyo-based Central Glass and the King Abdul Aziz City for Science & Technology (KACST) unveiled a novel desalination membrane technology at the World Water Forum in Turkey on 16 March 2009.
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Small-scale desalination pump combines energy-recovery
A high-pressure pump innovation developed for energy-efficient reverse-osmosis (RO) desalination of sea water and brackish water will be shown at the Water Quality Association’s WQA – Aquatech USA conference in Chicago during 18-20 March 2009.
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New oil-water reclamation company appoints CEO
STW Resources Inc (STWRI), a new company tackling polluted oilwell fracture water for reuse, has appointed Eric D Pedersen to the position of CEO and chairman. Pedersen succeeds Gene Brock, who is returning to his role as president.
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Shutdown to follow full production at Gold Coast desalination plant
The Gold Coast seawater desalination plant in Australia began delivering water to the South East Queensland Water Grid at 100% capacity on 9 March 2009.
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WERF seeks risk-taking researchers with imagination
The US Water Environment Research Foundation, through the Paul L Busch Award, is offering US$ 100,000 to encourage researchers working in wastewater, water reuse, biosolids, stormwater, watersheds, and other areas “to use their imagination, take risks, explore new directions, and ultimately realize the possibilities inherent in their valuable work”.
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King Saud University seeks wastewater-reuse know-how
Dr Gerhard Schories, technical director of the Water, Energy & Land Use Management Department at ttz Bremerhaven, Gemany, has been appointed to the Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Chair for Water Research (PKC) at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
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Seccua and Hydranautics agree to co-operate
Ultrafiltration (UF) manufacturer Seccua GmbH and desalination membrane provider Nitto Denko/Hydranautics have signed a co-operative agreement to jointly develop new markets as well as to expand Hydranautics’ product range with 4 in (100 mm) UF modules supplied by Seccua.